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19 Ngilozi zibili zyakasika kuSodoma kalili lyaba goko, mpawo Loti wakalikkede aageedi lyaSodoma. Loti naakazibona wakanyampuka kuti akazitambule mpawo wakavuntama aansi. 2 Mpawo wakati: “Inche kaka nibasimalelo bangu, amuleye kung’anda yamubelesi wanu, mukkale busiku bumwi alubo musanzigwe kumawulu. Kuzwa waawo, muzoofuma mwiinkilile kunembo alweendo lwanu.” Pesi zyakati: “Peepe, tuloona mulubuwa lwamuunzi.” 3 Pesi wakazikombelezya loko zyakuti zyakayinka aanguwe kung’anda yakwe. Wakazibambila pobwe, wajika zinkwa zitakwe bumena mpawo zyakalya.

4 Kabatanoona, baalumi bamumuunzi, nkukwaamba baalumi bamuSodoma, kuzwa kumulombe kusika kumudaala, boonse bakazyunguluka ng’anda kabali nkamu. 5 Bakaliswini kwiita Loti kabalikwaamba kuti: “Bali kuli baalumi basika aang’anda yako sunu goko? Bagwisye aanze, kuchitila kuti toone aabo.”

6 Loti wakazwaanze, waya kumulyango nkubakabede mpawo wakasiya wajala mulyango. 7 Wakati: “Inche kaka beenzuma, mutachiti chibi chili boobu pe. 8 Inche ndili aabana basimbi babili batanabaabuunsi boona aamwaalumi pe. Amuleke ndimweetele mbabo muchite aalimbabo kufumbwa nchimubona kuti nchibotu kulindinywe. Pesi baalumi aaba mutabachiti chintu, nkaambo baza kuzookwabililwa* mung’anda yangu.” 9 Mpawo bakati: “Zwaawa!” Alubo bakayungizya kuti: “Muzwakule ooyu wakaza kuzookkala ookuno, mpawo lino uyanda kutubeteka. Lino tuyanda kukuchitila zibi loko kwiinda nzitwali kuyanda kuchitila baalumi aaba.” Nkinkaako, bakasyanikizya Loti, baswena aafwiifwi amulyango kabayanda kujaya kkoma. 10 Baalumi bakali mung’anda bakatandabika maboko aabo banjizya Loti mung’anda mubakabede mpawo bakajala mulyango. 11 Pesi bakoofwaazya baalumi bakali aamulyango wang’anda, kuzwa kumuniini, kusika kumupati, zyakuti bakakatala kuyanduula mulyango.

12 Nikuba oobo, baalumi aabo bakati kuli Loti: “Ulaabamwi babbululu na oomuno? Bakwaansa, bana balombe, bana basimbi abamwi babbululu bako boonse bali mumuunzi, bagwisye mundawu eeyi! 13 Tuyanda kwiinyonyoona ndawu eeyi nkaambo kulila kuli atala abantu bamumuunzi ooyu, kwaamba choonzyo, kwaba kupati loko kunembo lyaJehova, nzizyo zyapa kuti Jehova atutume kuti tuzoonyonyoone muunzi ooyu.” 14 Nkinkaako, Loti wakazwa mpawo wakasaanguna kwaambuula aabakwaansa bakwe, aabo bakali kuyanda kukwata bana bakwe basimbi alubo wakali kubabuzya kuti: “Amunyampuke, muzwe mundawu eeyi, nkaambo Jehova uzoonyonyoona muunzi ooyu!” Pesi bakwaansa bakwe bakali kubonaanga ulikusaana biyo.

15 Ngilozi zyakafwambaania Loti kaziti: “Nyampuka! Bweza mwanakazi wako abana bako basimbi babili kuchitila kuti utanyonyoonwaamwi amuunzi ooyu akaambo kakubisya kwawo!” 16 Naakachili kuwaya-waya, baalumi aaba bakajata kuboko kwakwe, akuboko kwamwanakazi wakwe amaboko aabana bakwe basimbi babili mpawo bakamugwisya aanze aamuunzi nkaambo Jehova wakamufwida luzyalo. 17 Mbubakabagwisya biyo aanze aamuunzi, umwi wabo wakati: “Amuchije kuti mutafwi! Mutachebi pe alubo taakwe mpumweelede kwiimikila pe mubbooma. Amuchijile kundawu yazilundu kuchitila kuti mutanyonyoonwi pe!”

18 Mpawo Loti wakati kulimbabo: “Akaka Jehova, ooko pe! 19 Mubelesi wako wamufwida luzyalo alubo ulikunditondeezya luzyalo lupati* kwiinda mukundifutula, pesi tandikonzyi pe kuchijila kundawu yazilundu, nkaambo ndiyoowela kuti penzi eeli lilandeenzya kanditanasika pe mpawo ndilafwa. 20 Kuli kawunzi kaniini aafwiifwi alubo ndilakonzya kuchijila nkuko. Inche ndikumbila undizumizye ndichijile nkuko, kuchitila kuti ndifutuke. Nkawunzi kaniini biyo.” 21 Mpawo wakati kulinguwe: “Nchibotu, ndazimvwa nzwaawamba. Tandikoowunyonyoona pe muunzi ngwaawamba. 22 Fwambaana, chijila nkukooko, nkaambo taakwe nchinditachite kusikila ukasike nkukooko.” Nchinchicho muunzi ooyu nchaakawuuzika kuti Zowari.*

23 Zuba lyakali lyazwa Loti naakasika kuZowari. 24 Mpawo Jehova wakapa kuti muSodoma aGomora muwe salufa amulilo, zyakazwa kujulu kuli Jehova. 25 Nkinkaako, wakanyonyoona myuunzi eeyi, kwaamba choonzyo, wakanyonyoona bbooma lyoonse kuswaanizya abantu boonse bakkala mumyuunzi azimena aanyika. 26 Pesi mwanakazi waLoti ooyo wakali musule lyabo, wakasaanguna kucheba mpawo wakaba chuulu chamunyo.

27 Abbrahamu wakabuka kuseeni loko mpawo wakaya kundawu ooko nkwaakayimvwi kunembo lyaJehova. 28 Naakalanga kubbazu lyaSodoma aGomora andawu yoonse yabbooma, wakabona chintu chiyoosya. Kwakali busi busiya mbi bwakali kuunta munyika eeyo, mbuli busi buzwa kundawu kutentelwa zitina. 29 Leza naakanyonyoona myuunzi iili mubbooma, wakamuyeeya Abbrahamu nkaambo wakagwisya Loti mumyuunzi eeyo njaakanyonyoona, mumyuunzi Loti njaakali kukkala.

30 Nikwakayinda chiindi, Loti wakazwa muZowari kalaamwi abana bakwe basimbi babili, mpawo wakasaanguna kukkala muchilawu chazilundu, nkaambo wakayoowa kukkala muZowari. Nkinkaako, wakasaanguna kukkala mumpako yabbwe kalaamwi abana bakwe basimbi babili. 31 Mpawo mwanaakwe mupati wakabuzya mwanike kuti: “Ndeende wachembaala alubo munyika eeyi taakwe mwaalumi uukonzya koona aandiswe kweendelana aachiyanza chichitwa munyika yoonse. 32 Kuza, tupe ndeende wayini anywe mpawo toonaawe, kuchitila kuti luzubo lwandeende lutafwidilili pe.”

33 Mubusiku mbuboobo, bakaliswini kumunywisya wayini wisi, mpawo mwanaakwe mupati wakanjila woona aawisi. Pesi wisi taakaziba pe kuti mwanaakwe wakoona lili akuti wakabuka lili. 34 Mubuzuba bwakatobela, mupati wakati kumuniini: “Bona, jilo mansiku ndakoona aandeende. Atumupe lubo wayini yakuti anywe lubo mansiku, mpawo unjile woonaawe, kuchitila kuti luzubo lwandeende lutafwidilili pe.” 35 Nkinkaako, mubusiku oobo, bakamupa lubo wisi wayini yakuti anywe mpawo muniini wakanjila woonaawe, pesi wisi taakaziba pe kuti mwanaakwe wakoona lili akuti wakabuka lili. 36 Nkinkaako, bana baLoti boonse bakaminta kuzwa kuli wisi. 37 Mwanaakwe wakusaanguna wakatumbuka mwana mulombe, mpawo wakamuuzika kuti Mowabbu. Nguuwisi wamaMowabbu kusikila sunu. 38 Anguwe muniini wakatumbuka mwana mulombe mpawo wakamuuzika kuti Bbeni-ami. Nguuwisi wama-Amoni kusikila sunu.